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Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival (formerly known as the OFWGKTA Carnival or Odd Future carnival ) is an annual American music festival and carnival curated by Tyler, the Creator and has been held annually since its inception in the fall of 2012, except from 2020 to 2022 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic ). The name "Flog Gnaw" is an anagram of "Wolf Gang" and also spells " Golf Wang " in reverse. The festival features a variety of carnival games and rides (those of which include a massive Ferris wheel ), food vendors, and a myriad of notable artists. Prior to 2016, the festival had only been held for one day. It is always held on a weekend. There is no explicit date(s) on which Camp Flog Gnaw is held. However, past carnivals have been held at either the end of October or the middle of November (with the exception of the first festival, which was held on September 30, 2012).

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77-514: Rumors arose during 2019's Camp Flog Gnaw wherein a special guest was to appear and perform at the festival. At that time, discussions online hoped and weened an old affiliate of Odd Future , naming Frank Ocean as the one to make a well-anticipated appearance in the festival. The special guest was Drake , and many attendees at the festival were left disappointed. Some fans repeatedly booed Drake during his set, eventually forcing him to walk offstage early. Tyler later expressed his disappointment about

154-513: A credit card or debit card as their payment method while only 11 percent of respondents preferred cash. Two of the most prominent deaths in the scientific community during the decade were Neil Armstrong in 2012 and Stephen Hawking in 2018. Below are the most significant scientific developments of each year, based on the annual Breakthrough of the Year award of the American Association for

231-511: A few tracks. On November 15, 2008, Odd Future released their debut mixtape, The Odd Future Tape . On July 7, 2009, Hodgy released his debut mixtape, The Dena Tape . On December 25, 2009, Tyler, the Creator released his debut mixtape, Bastard . In 2008, Chicago-based rapper Brandun DeShay and Atlanta-based producer Pyramid Vritra joined the collective; the latter joined Matt Martians' Super 3, and they released The Super D3Shay EP alongside

308-503: A marked reemergence in the West due to drastically increased migration and corresponding crime and amongst both the right and left general dissatisfaction with Western government and Media responses to certain issues. There were also increased calls for egalitarianism , including between the sexes, and some scholars assert that a fourth wave of feminism began around 2012, with a primary focus on intersectionality . Populism in politics saw

385-590: A part of the U.S.'s continued military involvement in many parts of the world. The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant extremist organization in 2014 erased the Syria-Iraq border, resulting in a multinational intervention against it . In Africa, South Sudan broke away from Sudan , and mass protests and various coups d'état saw longtime strongmen deposed. In the U.S., celebrity businessman Donald Trump

462-452: A refocus. Going from boys to men this is what it is. So it's either understand it, 'cause it will be explained–cry about it, talk shit, applaud us–we still moving." In May 2015, Tyler, the Creator hinted on Twitter that Odd Future was supposedly breaking up, saying "although its no more, those 7 letters are forever", seemingly referring to the collective's acronym "OFWGKTA", with Earl Sweatshirt backing up Tyler's claims as well. "OFWGKTA"

539-453: A result, for example, United States stock prices reached record highs. Another consequence has been the rise in housing prices in many major world cities . Some of the cities which recorded the most dramatic rises included Sydney , San Francisco , Vancouver , and Auckland . In 2010, China became the second largest global economy, surpassing Japan. Japan also saw a rating downgrade the following year due to debt burden. In August 2011,

616-611: A series of conflicts around its frontiers. Within its border, China enhanced its suppression and control of Hong Kong , Xinjiang , and Tibet . These developments led the United States to implement a containment policy and initiate a trade war against China. Elsewhere in Asia, the Koreas improved their relations after a prolonged crisis between the two countries , and the War on Terror continued as

693-714: A widespread surge throughout the decade, with many politicians and various political movements expressing populist sentiments and utilising populist rhetoric. This included conservative wave phenomenon in Latin America and neo-nationalist fervor in Europe and North America. The 2019 European Parliament election saw the highest voter turnout in two decades and saw relatively moderate centre-right and centre-left parties suffer significant losses to less moderate far-right, environmentalist, and both pro-EU and eurosceptic parties, who made gains. Examples of 2010s populist movements included

770-487: Is a period seen by some economists as being the new peak of a " goldilocks economy ". The International Monetary Fund's April 2019 World Economic Outlook stated, "After peaking at close to 4 percent in 2017, global [economic] growth remained strong, at 3.8 percent in the first half of 2018, but dropped to 3.2 percent in the second half of the year." In 2018, United States President Donald Trump announced he would put into place new tariffs on some Chinese products, starting

847-462: Is no conclusive announcement signifying an official breakup, the group has remained completely inactive, with many of its members suggesting that there are no plans for the collective going forward. Because of this, the group is generally considered to have disbanded. Despite their inactivity, there have been reunion shows in both 2018 and 2023. Odd Future was formed in 2007 in Los Angeles by Tyler,

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924-500: The 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami , the devastating tropical cyclones Bopha (Pablo), Haiyan (Yolanda), and Maria , as well as the 2019 European heat waves . During the decade, the world population grew from 6.9 to 7.7 billion people. There were approximately 1.4 billion births during the decade (140 million per year), and about 560 million deaths (56 million per year). The decade has been variously termed "the '10s" ("The Tens"), occasionally "The Teens", and (especially in

1001-574: The Afghan and Iraq wars, and United States diplomacy . Edward Snowden blew the whistle on global surveillance , raising awareness on the role governments and private entities play in global surveillance and information privacy . Baidu (4th), Twitter (6th) and Instagram (8th) emerged to become among the top 10 most visited websites, while Misplaced Pages went from the 9th to the 5th most popular website, almost sextupling its monthly visits. Yahoo significantly declined in popularity, descending from being

1078-481: The Afropunk Festival . On December 9, 2016, Hodgy released his debut studio album Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide , the final release under Odd Future Records. On February 6, 2017, it was confirmed MellowHype to be reuniting on Left Brain's solo mixtape MindGone Vol. 1 . Tyler, the Creator's 2017 album, Flower Boy , featured vocals by fellow Odd Future members Frank Ocean, Jasper Dolphin, and L-Boy, but

1155-517: The Arab world , political unrest evolved into socioeconomic crises, resulting in the Arab Spring leading to political instability and civil wars. As a result of the global recession, many central banks instituted a zero interest-rate policy , or close to it. Another form of monetary stimulus was that of quantitative easing . The resulting flood of market liquidity caused a rise in asset prices. As

1232-557: The Arab world —triggered political revolutions in Tunisia , Egypt , and Bahrain as well as civil wars in Libya , Syria , and Yemen in a regional phenomenon that was commonly referred to as the Arab Spring . Meanwhile, Europe had to grapple with a debt crisis that was pronounced early in the decade. Shifting social attitudes saw LGBT rights make substantial progress throughout the decade, particularly in developed countries . The decade saw

1309-683: The Crisis in Yemen . Events referred to as the Arab Winter include those in Egypt that led to the removal of Mohamed Morsi and the seizure of power by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in an anti- Muslim Brotherhood campaign. Democratic backsliding also occurred in countries such as Hungary , Venezuela , and Turkey . In 2018, China 's National People's Congress approved a constitutional change that removed term limits for its leaders , granting Xi Jinping

1386-619: The European Financial Stability Facility was increased from €440 billion to €2 trillion. Despite the Eurozone debt crisis, the American Dow Jones Industrial Average had its longest stretch of gains since the late 1990s tech boom. However, economic issues, including inflation and an increase in commodity prices, sparked unrest in many lower-income countries. In some countries, particularly those in

1463-538: The Great Recession . Inflation and interest rates stayed low and steady throughout the decade, gross world product grew from 2010 to 2019. Global economic recovery accelerated during the latter half of the decade, fueled by strong economic growth in many countries, robust consumer spending , increased investment in infrastructure , and the emergence of new technologies . However, the recovery developed unevenly. Socioeconomic crises in some countries—particularly in

1540-522: The House of Blues . On September 8, 2011, it was announced that Odd Future would be making a television show called Loiter Squad . The show was announced to be a sketch comedy show featuring various skits and pranks and first aired on Adult Swim in March 2012. The show featured Tyler, Jasper, Taco, Earl and Lionel as main cast members, with other members of Odd Future making cameo appearances. The program

1617-919: The Internet Research Agency . Other alleged Russian intelligence operations included the Skripal poisonings and the Montenegrin coup plot , both of which were attributed by some to the GRU's Unit 29155 . Collectively, these activities—and the Western-led efforts to combat them—have been referred to as marking the beginning of the Second Cold War . The European Union went through several crises. The European debt crisis caused severe economic problems to several eurozone member states, most notably Greece . The 2015 migration crisis led to several million people entering

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1694-456: The Tea Party movement , Occupy Wall Street , Brexit , Black Lives Matter , and the alt-right . Examples of populist country leaders were just as extensive, with Donald Trump , Narendra Modi , Andrés Manuel López Obrador , Hugo Chávez , Matteo Salvini , Jair Bolsonaro , Rodrigo Duterte , Boris Johnson , and Alexis Tsipras left and right-wing, described as such. Related to

1771-447: The highest-grossing film of all time . Cable providers saw a decline in subscribers as cord cutters switched to lower cost online streaming services such as Netflix , Amazon Prime , Hulu and Disney+ . The video game industry continued to be dominated by Nintendo , Sony , and Microsoft ; while indie games became more popular, with Minecraft becoming the best-selling game of all time. Handheld console gaming revenue

1848-472: The ' US-China Trade War ', an economic conflict involving the world's two largest economies. Trump said the reasoning for the trade war was to punish China for "unfair" trade practices, such as the appropriation of jobs and the theft of American intellectual property . China responded with tariffs of its own, and a cycle began, escalating the conflict. As part of his ' America First ' policy, Trump also announced new tariffs were being placed on countries around

1925-442: The 1st to the 9th most popular site, with monthly visits declining by two-thirds. Google , Facebook , YouTube and Yandex maintained relatively consistent popularity and remained within the top 10 throughout the decade. Global warming became increasingly noticeable through new record temperatures in different occurrences and extreme weather events on all continents . The CO 2 concentration rose from 390 to 410 PPM over

2002-684: The 2010s was generally strong. It saw steady growth, low unemployment, and increasing consumer confidence recovering from the great recession . The decade ended with a strong finish, with 2019 seeing record highs in many areas. A sovereign-debt crisis in Europe began in early 2010, and the Greek government admitted that it was having difficulties servicing its large sovereign debt . In the summer and fall of 2011, bond yields for Italy and Spain spiked above 6 percent. By 2015 bond rates had returned to normal ranges across Europe, save for Greece, which accepted another, even more stringent bailout package. The size of

2079-553: The Advancement of Science journal Science . The late 2000s saw the rise of two prominent mobile operating systems , Android developed by Google and iOS developed by Apple . Robotics, particularly drones like quadcopters , experienced a wide use and application in the 2010s. Autonomous and electric car technology and sales showed considerable growth as well. In addition, sustainable space launch technologies were spearheaded by entrepreneurs like Elon Musk . In 2016,

2156-532: The Billboard 200 chart. In June 2014, Frank Ocean left Odd Future management, 4 Strikes Management. In May 2014, the third season of Loiter Squad premiered. Earl, Tyler, Jasper, Taco, and L-Boy did an in-depth interview for HuffPost Live. On August 11 and 12, 2014, Odd Future opened up for Eminem at Wembley Stadium , London. On September 12, 2014, the Odd Future radio station premiered on Dash Radio , which

2233-557: The Creator along with Casey Veggies , Hodgy , Left Brain, the Super 3 ( Matt Martians ' production trio which included fictional characters Betty Vasolean and Yoshi Jankins Jr.) and Jasper Dolphin . The entirety of the group consisted of rappers, producers, filmmakers, skateboarders, and clothing designers. The group's recording side was known for their rebellious, brutally honest, and profanity dense lyrics. In early 2008, Casey Veggies released Customized Greatly, Vol. 1 , featuring Tyler on

2310-628: The Creator released his completely new second studio album, Wolf , which received positive reviews from critics and debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 , selling 89,895 copies in the United States. Earl Sweatshirt released his debut studio album, Doris , on August 20, 2013, under Columbia Records . Tyler and Earl also went on an EarlWolf Summer Tour in 2013. On October 31, 2013, MellowHigh , which consisted of Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, and Left Brain, released their self titled album . It received generally positive reviews and charted on #89 on

2387-627: The Creator signed a one-album deal with XL Recordings and released his debut album, Goblin , on May 10, 2011. They gained a cult following, and received press attention from blogs and magazines. In April 2011, the group signed a deal with RED Distribution and Sony Music Entertainment to start their own label, Odd Future Records . On August 2, 2011, Odd Future announced the Golf Wang Tour 2011 on their website. The tour included 27 stops, beginning on September 28, 2011, in San Diego, California at

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2464-784: The EU illegally in a short period of time. There was a significant rise in the vote shares of several eurosceptic parties, including the League in Italy, Alternative for Germany , and the Finns Party in Finland . As a result of a referendum , the United Kingdom became the first member state in the EU's history to leave the Union . Socio-political polarisation increased as conservatives and social liberals clashed over

2541-746: The Internet , Mike G and MellowHype . On March 20, 2012, the collective released their debut studio album, The OF Tape Vol. 2 , as a relative sequel to the original mixtape, The Odd Future Tape . On the same day, Earl Sweatshirt, who was absent from Odd Future from June 2010 until February 2012 due to attending boarding school in Samoa , first performed with the group at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. Frank Ocean released his debut studio album, Channel Orange , on July 10, 2012. Other solo releases for

2618-585: The S&;P downgraded the United States ' credit rating from triple AAA to AA-plus following a debt ceiling crisis . Also in 2011, a Gallup poll found that more than half of Americans believed the country was still in a recession. In June 2015, the Shanghai Stock Exchange lost a third of the value of A-shares within one month, an event known as the 2015–16 Chinese stock market turbulence . India became

2695-604: The UK) "the Tenties". The prominent wars of the decade include: Successful revolutions and otherwise major protests of the decade include, but are not limited to: The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Islamic world in the early 2010s. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living , starting with protests in Tunisia . Social media

2772-401: The United States as the world's most competitive economy, with the U.S. dropping to third, behind Hong Kong . Global oil production in 2014 reached a historic peak, reaching 93 million barrels/day. In 2018, partially due to a shale boom , the United States overcame Russia and Saudi Arabia in becoming the world's largest crude oil producer, the first time since 1973. Around the year 2017

2849-540: The West was partially influenced by the prevalence of identity politics , both left-wing and right-wing , among activist movements. Beginning around 2011, far-left and progressive concepts such as combating social inequality and economic inequality , often via progressive stack tactics, proliferated in the Western world and elsewhere. Around the middle of the decade, phenomenon such as white nationalism , identitarianism and emboldened feelings of nativism saw

2926-523: The crowd. Also some time during 2010 or early 2011, Pyramid Vritra lost connections with most of the Odd Future members because he was forced to move back to Georgia after Matt Martians, his roommate and fellow group member, got evicted from his house. However, he was able to reconnect with the group, and stay in the collective. MellowHype re-released BlackenedWhite through Fat Possum Records on July 12, 2011. Frank Ocean self-released his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra , on February 16, 2011. Tyler,

3003-421: The decade include, but are not limited to: China was increasingly called a superpower in the early 2010s, including at the 2011 meeting between President Hu Jintao and United States President Barack Obama . By the end of the decade, China overtook the U.S. as the world's largest trading nation and the country filing the most patents , dramatically expanded its military and landed its lunar rover Yutu on

3080-718: The decade include: The following tables of events is listed by the region and by chronological order. The prominent political events include, but are not limited to: Prominent assassinations, targeted killings, and assassination attempts include: caused devastation on various islands in the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States, killing 49 and causing almost $ 14.2 billion in damages. [REDACTED]   Cuba [REDACTED]   United States [REDACTED]   Bosnia [REDACTED]   Croatia [REDACTED]   Romania The global economy during

3157-466: The decade. At the same time, combating pollution and climate change continued to be areas of major concern, as protests, initiatives, and legislation garnered substantial media attention. The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, and the global climate youth movement was formed. Major natural disasters included the 2010 Haiti earthquake , the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , the Nepal earthquake of 2015,

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3234-408: The decline of brick-and-mortar retail and the continued decline of indoor shopping malls . The transitioning retail industry and popularity of online shopping facilitated economic phenomena such as bricks and clicks business models, pop-up and non-store retailing , drone delivery services, ghost restaurants , and a quickly maturing online food ordering and delivery service sector. This

3311-402: The fastest growing major economy of the world in 2015, surpassing China. In 2018, as the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates, fears of a yield curve inversion preceding a potential U.S. recession sent inflation higher in several emerging markets, including Argentina , where interest rates hit 40% and an International Monetary Fund bail out was issued. In 2019, Singapore supplanted

3388-494: The fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter. Russia also exercised its power projection capabilities in its 2014 annexation of Crimea and interventions in eastern Ukraine and the Syrian Civil War . Russia also waged information warfare campaigns against its geopolitical foes, interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections via hacking and leaking emails of U.S. political party leadership and by spreading disinformation via

3465-571: The first cases of the Coronavirus pandemic of Sars-Cov2 emerged in Wuhan , China, before affecting the rest of the world. Information technology progressed, with smartphones becoming widespread and increasingly displacing desktop computers for many users. Internet coverage grew from 29% to 54% of the world population, and also saw advancements in wireless networking devices, mobile telephony, and cloud computing . Advancements in data processing and

3542-478: The former before changing their name to the Jet Age of Tomorrow . Earl Sweatshirt , Domo Genesis , Mike G, Frank Ocean and Na-Kel Smith joined the group between 2009 and 2010. Earl Sweatshirt's debut mixtape, Earl , was released on Tumblr in March 2010. MellowHype, a duo composed of Hodgy and Left Brain, released their debut mixtape, YelloWhite , on February 24, 2010, and their debut album, BlackenedWhite

3619-721: The group supposedly inciting violence by their fans towards members of the public, and by the group's lyrics allegedly supporting rape and violence towards women. Immigration New Zealand canceled the visa of some group members because of alleged acts of inciting violence. In 2015, Tyler, the Creator was banned from the United Kingdom for 3–5 years due to the allegedly homophobic and violent content of his lyrics from earlier albums such as Bastard and Goblin . Tyler's UK ban has since been lifted, concurring with his show in London to promote his sixth studio album, Igor . However, his show

3696-521: The moon, ending a four-decade hiatus of lunar exploration. In 2018, global military spending reached its highest level since 1988, late Cold War levels, largely fuelled by increased defence spending by the United States (4.6% increase to $ 649 billion) and China (5% increase to $ 250 billion). Together, their budgets accounted for half of the world's total military spending. In 2019, the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index , which measures

3773-503: The musical and cultural dominance of dance-pop , electronic dance music , hipster culture and electropop . Globalization and an increased demand for variety and personalisation in the face of music streaming services such as Spotify , SoundCloud and Apple Music created many musical subgenres. As the decade progressed, diversity was also seen with the mainstream success of K-pop , Latin music and trap . Superhero films became box office leaders, with Avengers: Endgame becoming

3850-460: The number of people globally using mobile devices to access the internet overtook those using desktop computers for the first time, having been preceded by the U.S. two years prior in 2014. 3D printers also emerged in the 2010s and were referenced or used in pop culture during the decade. In 2018, during the Falcon Heavy test flight , the first production car was launched into space. The car

3927-523: The projections of power across eight indexes in the Indo-Pacific, ranked the United States at #1 with a score of 84.5 and China #2 with a score of 75.9. Along with the United States and China, Russia under President Vladimir Putin steadily increased its defence spending and continued to modernise its military throughout the decade. This included the development of the T-14 Armata main battle tank and

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4004-672: The resurgence of authoritarianism , absolute monarchies and Islamic extremism evolving in the aftermath of the Arab Spring protests in Arab countries . The term "Arab Winter" refers to the events across Arab League countries in the Mid-East and North Africa, including the Syrian Civil War , the Iraqi insurgency and the following civil war , the Egyptian Crisis , the Libyan Crisis and

4081-691: The rise of populism and protests movements was the decline of traditional political parties. In Europe, pasokification described the loss of vote share experienced by traditional centre-left or social democratic parties. In France, specifically, Emmanuel Macron 's La République En Marche! party won a majority in its first election in 2017. Centre-left , neoliberal and traditional social democratic parties often lost their vote share to more socialist or democratic socialist alternatives, especially in Europe . This happened most completely in Greece , where PASOK

4158-561: The role and size of government and other social, economic and environmental issues in the West . In the United States , polls showed a divided electorate regarding healthcare reform, immigration, gun rights, taxation, job creation, and debt reduction. In Europe , movements protesting increasing numbers of refugees and migrants from Islamic countries developed, such as the English Defence League and Pegida . The trend of polarisation in

4235-476: The rollout of 4G broadband allowed data , metadata , and information to be collected and dispersed among domains at paces never before seen while online resources such as social media facilitated phenomena such as the Me Too movement , the rise of slacktivism , and online cancel culture . WikiLeaks gained international attention for publishing classified information on topics related to Guantánamo Bay , Syria ,

4312-402: The ruling party lost the first election since independence. Long-term dictators ousted from power included Muammar Gaddafi of Libya (after 42 years), Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (37 years), Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen (33 years), Omar al-Bashir of Sudan (30 years), Hosni Mubarak of Egypt (29 years), and Ben Ali of Tunisia (23 years). The Arab Winter refers to

4389-527: The second half of 2012 included Domo Genesis's No Idols with the Alchemist , released on August 1, 2012, and MellowHype's Numbers , released on October 9, 2012. On December 5, 2012, it was announced Frank Ocean was nominated for six awards at the 2013 Grammy Awards , including Best New Artist, Record of the Year for " Thinkin Bout You " and Album of the Year for Channel Orange . On April 2, 2013, Tyler,

4466-450: The show included Tyler, Taco, Jasper, Mike G, Earl, and the returning Syd and Hodgy. In 2018, Pitchfork wrote that Odd Future's legacy was "one that demands we bask in complicated truths, reminding us that nurturing the parts that don't fit is how any culture moves forward." On October 23, 2019, Mike G confirmed Odd Future was "still together" but that they would no longer be touring. On February 17, 2020, Tyler confirmed Odd Future

4543-1333: The situation through a post on X . The 2023 and 2024 festivals were live-streamed via Amazon Prime and Twitch . Flog Stage: Fuerza Regida , Ice Spice , Kevin Abstract , Teezo Touchdown , Balming Tiger , Fana Hues , Maxo Gnaw Stage: Clipse , BADBADNOTGOOD , Ravyn Lenae , Paris Texas , Left Brain , Baby Rose , Liv.e Flog Stage: Cuco , Earl Sweatshirt , Lil Yachty , PinkPantheress , Domo Genesis , Daisy World, Spinall , Khamari Gnaw Stage: Toro y Moi , D4vd , AG Club, redveil , Mike G , Maxo Kream , Julie Flog Stage: Schoolboy Q , Denzel Curry , Vince Staples , Action Bronson , Latin Mafia , Kenny Mason , Amelia Moore Gnaw Stage: Mase , The Alchemist & Friends, Sampha , Yves Tumor , Mike G , Wisp , Laila! Flog Stage: Blood Orange , Earl Sweatshirt , Tommy Richman , Matt Champion , Domo Genesis , Jordan Ward , Jean Dawson , Hana Vu Gnaw Stage: FM MOOD: A Tribute to MF Doom , Faye Webster , Sexyy Red , André 3000 : New Blue Sun , Orion Sun , Left Brain , Na-Kel Smith , The Mainliners Odd Future Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All , better known as Odd Future and often abbreviated as OF or OFWGKTA ,

4620-1298: The status of " leader for life ". Xi is the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party ( de facto leader ). Sitting world leaders such as Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, Kim Jong-il of North Korea, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia , Lech Kaczyński of Poland, Zillur Rahman of Bangladesh, Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan and Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia, all died in office , as did former leaders Fidel Castro , Lee Kuan Yew , Nelson Mandela , Margaret Thatcher , Robert Mugabe , Giulio Andreotti , Francesco Cossiga , Oscar Luigi Scalfaro , Carlo Azeglio Ciampi , Jacques Chirac , Helmut Schmidt , Helmut Kohl , Hussain Mohammad Ershad , Mohamed Morsi , Ariel Sharon , Shimon Peres , Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , Zine El Abidine Ben Ali , Václav Havel , Malcolm Fraser , Bob Hawke , B. J. Habibie , Yasuhiro Nakasone , Alan García , Jorge Rafael Videla , Néstor Kirchner , Fernando de la Rúa , Patricio Aylwin , Itamar Franco , A. P. J. Abdul Kalam , Atal Bihari Vajpayee and George H. W. Bush . Coups d'état against ruling governments during

4697-424: The subsequent years. In 2010, they then released their second mixtape, Radical , gaining a significant rise in popularity throughout the early 2010s . Their debut studio album, The OF Tape Vol. 2 , was released in 2012. Aside from music, Odd Future had an Adult Swim comedy skit show, Loiter Squad , which ran from 2012 to 2014. Since 2016, the official status of the group has been highly disputed. While there

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4774-605: The world for various products such as steel and aluminium, which also drew some economic retaliation from traditional U.S. trade partners. By the end of the decade, in North American and some Western European domestic economies, consumer-level purchasing habits had shifted significantly, a partial consequence of the Great Recession 's impact on discretionary incomes and a shifting breadwinner model . The so-called " retail apocalypse " had commenced as consumers increasingly resorted to online shopping and e-commerce , accelerating

4851-529: Was also challenged in many countries by protest movements, often organised through new social media platforms. These included the various Arab Spring protests, the Occupy movement , and the yellow vests movement . Countries which democratised fully or partially during the decade included Angola , which reformed under João Lourenço ; Armenia , which went through a revolution ; Ecuador , which reformed under Lenín Moreno ; Ethiopia ; and Malaysia , where

4928-580: Was also released in 2010. Domo Genesis released his debut mixtape, Rolling Papers on August 30, 2010, and Mike G released a mixtape, Ali , in 2010, The collective also released their second mixtape, Radical , near the middle of 2010. In November 2010, Odd Future completed a two-stop tour and the first was in London on November 5, 2010. The second was in New York City on November 8, 2010. Their concerts have been compared to punk rock shows, with stagediving , moshing , and group members antagonizing

5005-634: Was an American alternative hip-hop music collective formed in Los Angeles, California in 2007. The group consisted of rappers, producers, filmmakers, skateboarders, and clothing designers. The original members were Tyler, the Creator , Casey Veggies , Hodgy , Left Brain , Matt Martians , Jasper Dolphin , Earl Sweatshirt , Travis "Taco" Bennett , and Syd . Later members included Brandun DeShay , Pyramid Vritra , Domo Genesis , Mike G, L-Boy , Frank Ocean , and Na-Kel Smith . Odd Future self-released their debut mixtape, The Odd Future Tape , in 2008, as well as various solo and collaborative projects over

5082-402: Was by cash, and only about 20 percent of retail transactions were in cash. Fewer than half of bank branches in the country conducted cash transactions. A report published in 2019 suggested that the percentage of payments conducted in cash in the United Kingdom had fallen to 34% from 63% from 2009. The 2016 United States User Consumer Survey Study claimed that 75 percent of respondents preferred

5159-409: Was elected president amid an international wave of populism and neo-nationalism . The European Union experienced a migrant crisis in the middle of the decade and withdrawal of the United Kingdom as a member state following the historic United Kingdom EU membership referendum . Russia attempted to assert itself in international affairs, annexing Crimea in 2014 . In the last months of the decade,

5236-540: Was forcibly cancelled by police after they voiced their safety concerns, saying that it was "overcrowded" and "too rowdy". 2010s#Music The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"), variously nicknamed " the '10s " [" the Tens "], " the Tenties ", or more rarely " the Teens "), was a decade that began on January 1, 2010, and ended on December 31, 2019. The decade began with an economic recovery from

5313-708: Was heralded as the driving force behind the swift spread of revolution throughout the world, as new protests appeared in response to success stories shared from those taking place in other countries. Many governments began recognising the importance of social media for citizens to organise and began shutting down certain websites or blocking Internet service entirely, especially prior to major rallies. Governments also scrutinised or suppressed discussion in online forums through accusing content creators of unrelated crimes or shutting down communication on specific sites or groups, such as through Facebook . The most prominent terrorist attacks committed against civilian populations during

5390-593: Was likely not going to release another album, stating he does not think "the styles will mesh much for a good cohesive thing". Odd Future was scheduled to appear at the February 2014 Rapture Festival in Auckland , as a supporting act to Eminem . The group was not on the original bill, but was substituting for Kendrick Lamar after the concert had been sold out. A campaign was launched by an anti-violence group to prevent Odd Future performing, based partly on prior occurrences of

5467-456: Was listed on the bill for Tyler, the Creator's 4th Annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. The line-up that performed included Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, Mike G and Left Brain. Tyler and Earl were not included in the set due to Tyler already having a solo show and Earl being busy. Some rumors began to circulate in 2016 about the group working together musically again after a picture was taken of Tyler, Earl, Syd, Jasper, Taco, and Matt Martians together at

5544-461: Was only further perpetuated by the rise in cryptocurrency throughout the decade, such as Bitcoin . By May 2018, over 1,800 cryptocurrency specifications existed. In the same vein as cryptocurrency, the trend towards a cashless society continued as non-cash transactions and digital currency saw an increase in favourability in the 2010s. By 2016, only about 2 percent of the value transacted in Sweden

5621-592: Was overtaken by mobile gaming revenue in 2011. The best-selling book of this decade was Fifty Shades of Grey . Drake was named the top music artist of the decade in the U.S. by Billboard . The United States continued to retain its superpower status while China sought to expand its influence in the South China Sea and in Africa through its economic initiatives and military reforms . It solidified its position as an emerging superpower , despite causing

5698-507: Was produced by Dickhouse Productions, which is also the production company for the TV series Jackass . On October 3, 2011, Tyler, the Creator tweeted a link to iTunes with a compilation album of songs from artists within the group such as Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats, Mike G, the Jet Age of Tomorrow, MellowHype, the Internet, and Tyler himself. The album is simply named 12 Odd Future Songs , despite having 13 tracks, including three new releases from

5775-578: Was released the month before by DJ Skee. The station featured a live playlist, special links such as "Taco Tuesday" (also repeated on Fridays) and coverage of live events, such as the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival , also hosted by Odd Future. On January 18, 2015, Hodgy Beats stated that MellowHype will not release another project, but he and Left Brain will continue to make music together. Hodgy stated in an interview, "Nah, we ain't breaking up. Nah, this ain't no weirdo shit. It's just some real shit. It's

5852-415: Was released under Columbia Records . With the release of Tyler's 2018 single " Okra ", he seems to further hint towards an Odd Future breakup with the lyric " Golf be the set, no more OF". However, later that year on August 8, Taco posted a series videos on his Instagram story, showing an Odd Future surprise concert taking place at The Low End Theory club in Los Angeles. Odd Future members who attended

5929-732: Was replaced by Syriza as the main left-wing party. Other far-left parties which rose in prominence included Podemos in Spain and La France Insoumise in France . In the two-party systems of the English-speaking world , these challenges mainly came from within the established parties of the left, with Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party and Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Party pushing for more left-wing policies. The political establishment

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